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Amanpour and Company

Featuring conversations with global leaders and decision makers on the issues affecting the world today, Amanpour and Company adds to the long tradition of public affairs programming that has been a hallmark of public media for decades.

May 14, 2024

55m 53s

Georgia's parliament passes a controversial bill which critics say mirrors a law used in Russia to crack down on opposition. Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili joins the show. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk joins from Kyiv. The Washington Post's David Herszenhorn on Putin's Russia. Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan on "A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine."

Episodes

  • August 5, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 5, 2021

    S2021 E4026 - 55m 57s

    Ret. Lt Col. Alexander Vindman; James Brainard; Dr. Adam Hampshire

  • August 2, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 2, 2021

    S2021 E4023 - 55m 25s

    French member of European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau discusses her country's current approach to the pandemic. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein discusses vaccine hesitancy. CIDRAP director Michael Osterholm discusses the science behind the Delta variant. CNN correspondent Selina Wang gives an update from the Olympics.

  • July 30, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 30, 2021

    S2021 E4022 - 55m 45s

    Dr. Reed Tuckson analyzes recent news from the CDC and vaccine disparities between racial groups in the U.S. Saad Mohseni discusses the situation in Afghanistan. Roy Weathers and John Miller explain the goal behind their new initiative, CEO Action for Racial Equity. Rodrigo Garcia discusses his new memoir "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes.

  • July 29, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 29, 2021

    S2021 E4021 - 55m 44s

    Svetlana Tikhanovskaya; Alexey Kovalev; Colleen Hacker; Michelle Fiscus; Jason Martin

  • July 26, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 18, 2021

    S2021 E4018 - 55m 57s

    Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and Jeremy Farrar discuss global vaccine distribution. Jeremy Farrar and Robin Rue Simmons discuss the efforts for reparations for the Black community. Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel discuss their new book "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination."

  • July 23, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 23, 2021

    S2021 E4017 - 55m 55s

    Selina Wang; Briana Scurry; Julia Gillard; Poorna Jagannathan

  • July 22, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 22, 2021

    S2021 E4016 - 55m 57s

    Richard Ben-Veniste; Anne Applebaum; Julie Brown; Jens Stoltenberg; Ursula Burns

  • July 21, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 21, 2021

    S2021 E4015 - 55m 40s

    John Kerry; Katharine Wilkinson; Larry Madowo; Rep. James Talarico

  • July 20, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 20, 2021

    S2021 E4014 - 55m 56s

    The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser broke the story of Former President Trump and General Mark Milley's clash on Iran and joins the show to discuss what she found.

  • July 16, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 16, 2021

    S2021 E4012 - 56m 5s

    Ben Wedeman reports on unrest in the Middle East. Bereaved Israeli mother Robi Damelin and bereaved Palestinian father Bassam Aramin reflect on the conflict between their two countries. Actor Matthew McConaughey discusses his new memoir. Author Jory Fleming discusses his new book “How to Be Human: An Autistic Man’s Guide to Life.”

  • July 15, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 15, 2021

    S2021 E4011 - 55m 46s

    Ambassador Cui Tiankai discusses U.S.-China relations. The Wall Street Journal's Africa Bureau Chief Joe Parkinson discusses his new book "Bring Back Our Girls."

  • July 14, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 14, 2021

    S2021 E4010 - 56m 5s

    VICE's Paola Ramos discusses her reporting on Migration. Former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa discusses the country's first election in fifteen years. Philip Atiba Goff and Tracie Keesee discuss police reform and institutional racism.

Extras + Features

  • "Olso" Describes Bid For Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Peace: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Olso" Describes Bid For Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    S2021 E3238 - 2m 59s

    History shows us that seemingly insurmountable obstacles can sometimes be overcome, and a new film offers a timely reminder of that. The hit play "Oslo" dramatized the genesis of the Oslo Peace Accords, which brought Israelis and Palestinians together in a bid for lasting peace. The play has now been adapted into a film.
    Bartlett Sher directed “Oslo” for both stage and screen and joins the show.

  • The New York Times Opinion Editor on Cancel Culture: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The New York Times Opinion Editor on Cancel Culture

    S2021 E3238 - 15m 58s

    Kathleen Kingsbury is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and this year took over as opinion editor for The New York Times. She speaks with Walter Isaacson about the modernization of opinion pieces in the digital age and how she decides what to print.

  • John Green on Everything From Sunsets to Diet Dr. Pepper: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    John Green on Everything From Sunsets to Diet Dr. Pepper

    S2021 E3238 - 2m 42s

    You probably know John Green as the author of bestselling young adult novels like "The Fault in Our Stars," which was turned into a hit film. Also a prolific podcaster, Green has now adapted his podcast "The Anthropocene Reviewed" into a book of essays of the same name, covering everything from sunsets to Diet Dr Pepper to CNN – and ranking them all on a five-star scale.

  • 150+ Government Agencies Hit in Cyber Attack: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    150+ Government Agencies Hit in Cyber Attack

    S2021 E3238 - 2m 13s

    More than 150 government agencies, think tanks and other organizations have been hit in a global cyberattack. According to Microsoft, the culprits are the same Russian-backed group that hacked U.S. federal agencies in the SolarWinds data breach last year. So far, the Kremlin says it has no information on the attack. Journalists Susan Glasser and Fintan O’Toole join the show to discuss.

  • Psychologist Hala Alyan: How Trauma Impacts Palestinians: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Psychologist Hala Alyan: How Trauma Impacts Palestinians

    S2021 E3237 - 18m

    Hala Alyan is a Palestinian-American writer and clinical psychologist who writes about the impact of generational trauma. She speaks with Michel Martin about how her experience as a Palestinian abroad has inspired her work.

  • Black Violin Gives a Performance: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Black Violin Gives a Performance

    S2021 E3237 - 2m 33s

    If you ever wondered what might happen if Bach met Biggie Smalls, let us introduce you to the Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin. A classical/hip hop hybrid, they began their musical journey in the classroom, experimenting and pushing the boundaries of genre. Their mission: smashing stereotypes and assumptions about race through their art. They join the show to discuss and to perform.

  • Where Did COVID-19 Originate? Questions Arise Again: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Where Did COVID-19 Originate? Questions Arise Again

    S2021 E3237 - 2m 11s

    A U.S. intelligence report revealed that several researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019. President Biden is now requesting a report into the origins of the virus, and Marc Lipsitch is one of a group of scientists calling for a thorough investigation.

  • Writer Ed Yong Looks At "The Pandemic's Mental Wounds": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Writer Ed Yong Looks At "The Pandemic's Mental Wounds"

    S2021 E3237 - 2m 24s

    Turning from the origins of the virus to the road ahead, one important question is: How will we emerge from the pandemic? Ed Yong has been chronicling COVID-19 extensively for The Atlantic, and in a recent piece he looks at “the pandemic’s mental wounds” and adds, “Things are getting better, so why don’t they feel better?”

  • An Analysis of The Secret Service: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Analysis of The Secret Service

    S2021 E3236 - 2m 30s

    Over the years, the Secret Service has been plagued by scandals and embarrassing missteps. Investigative journalist Carol Leonnig uncovers them in her book "Zero Fail." She joins the show to reveal what she found.

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